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BOOL

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Updated at November 6, 2024

SyntaxSyntax

BOOL( expression )

DescriptionDescription

Converts the expression expression to Boolean type according to the following rules:

Type FALSE TRUE
Fractional number | Integer 0, 0.0 All others
String Empty string ("") All others
Boolean FALSE TRUE
Date | Datetime - TRUE

Argument types:

  • expression — Boolean | Date | Datetime | Fractional number | Geopoint | Geopolygon | Integer | String

Return type: Boolean

ExamplesExamples

BOOL(0) = FALSE
BOOL(#2019-04-04#) = TRUE
BOOL("Lorem ipsum") = TRUE

Data source supportData source support

ClickHouse 21.8, Files, Google Sheets, Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (14.0), MySQL 5.7, Oracle Database 12c (12.1), PostgreSQL 9.3, Yandex Documents, YDB.

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